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Social welfare at the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon

In 2025, the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon issued 64 decisions on social welfare (2% more than in 2024), that is 2% of its caseload, against 1% for all administrative courts of appeal. Below the threshold of 200 decisions a year in a subject, only numbers of decisions are shown.

Activity year by year

On social welfare, the number of decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon went from 84 in 2023 to 64 in 2025, with a minimum of 63 in 2024. That is a decrease of 24%, against an increase of 3% for all administrative courts of appeal. Since 2023, the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon has issued 211 decisions on this subject.

CAA Lyon: decisions on social welfare per year2023 : Decisions 84 ; 2024 : Decisions 63 ; 2025 : Decisions 64020406080100Decisions 2023 : 842023Decisions 2024 : 632024Decisions 2025 : 642025
CAA Lyon: decisions on social welfare per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseload
202384–2%
202463−25%2%
202564+2%2%

Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon were published. CAA Lyon stands for Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon. Share of caseload: share of the subject among all the decisions of the court, computed from 200 decisions a year.

See also Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon: all subjects Social welfare in France

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Same subject in the courts of appeal

The 9 administrative courts of appeal issued 403 decisions on social welfare in 2025 between them; the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon issued 64, that is 16%.

On social welfare, the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon issued 64 of the 403 decisions of all administrative courts of appeal, or 16%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 1% to 2% depending on the courts.

Decisions on social welfare in 2025
Administrative courts of appeal: Social welfare
CourtDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Cour administrative d'appel de Paris972%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon642%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille542%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Douai392%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes351%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux341%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles311%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse291%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy201%––

Share of caseload: share of the subject among all the decisions of the court. Dismissal rate not computed below 200 decisions on the subject; median time: judgments and rulings only, excluding orders, not computed below 200 judgments.

See also In cassation: Conseil d'État Social welfare in France Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon: all subjects

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The other subjects of the court

With 64 decisions, or 2% of the total of the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon, this subject comes behind environment and agriculture (69) and ahead of employment law (39).

Decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration1,50148%85%10 months
Tax30510%76%18 months
Civil service2388%73%15 months
Planning and building permits1856%––
Local authorities and public property752%––
Environment and agriculture692%––
Social welfare642%––
Employment law391%––
Public procurement331%––
Public health331%––
Policing191%––
Education161%––
Driving licences90.3%––
Housing50.2%––
Other subjects53017%57%16 months

Subject determined from the legal texts cited in each decision; “other subjects” groups decisions without a characteristic text. Detailed pages exist from 50 decisions on the subject.

See also Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon: all subjects France

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 3,121 decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon in 2025, 64 fall under social welfare (2%), based on the legal texts they cite; 530 (17%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.

Frequently asked questions

How many decisions on social welfare did the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon issue in 2025?

The Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon issued 64 decisions on social welfare in 2025 (2% more than in 2024), that is 2% of its 3,121 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 211 decisions.

Why is no dismissal rate or median time shown for social welfare at the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon?

With 64 decisions in 2025, the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon stays below the threshold of 200 decisions a year in this subject: below it, a dismissal rate or a median time would vary too much from one year to the next. Only numbers of decisions are shown.

How much of the caseload of the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon does this subject represent?

It accounts for 2% of the 3,121 decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon in 2025, against 1% for all administrative courts of appeal.

How many decisions on social welfare did the other administrative courts of appeal issue?

In 2025, the administrative courts of appeal of Paris, Marseille and Douai issued 97, 54 and 39 respectively. The others issued fewer.